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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: g0177325 ⎊✺🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: What would you do?
Date: 10/28/26 7:05 PM
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I would find language that would allow for the regulation of contributions to politicians, direct or indirect, to a defined maximum per person - and *nothing* from corporationsor so-called think tanks or PACs or whatever the next life form might be.

I am mindful of Albaby’s theory that doing so would disenfranchise some (the New York Times gets voice, while poor little Goofyhoofy does not). But then Sean Hannity gets voice, and in the current system Elon Musk’s half-a-billion gets a loud enough voice to drown out everybody (even if unsuccessful) and makes it near pointless for me or other individuals to participate.


So, wouldn't your proposal mean that the NYT gets no voice, but Goofyhoofy does? What am I not understanding?

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